Index, ill, p.304.non-fictionA history of Canadacanada - history, canada - description

Index, notes, p.224.non-fictionThese essays aim to take a fresh look at the saints scholars and religious scholars who shaped the early forms of Christianity in Britain and Irelandcatholic church - history - great britain, celtic church

index, notes, p. 232non-fictionThis collection contains most of James McAuley's published poems generally in the order in which they were composed.

Index, notes, p.454.fictionHSlave, soldier, lover, hero, saint, 'his life mirrored the cataclysmic world into which he was born. His memory will outlast the ages. Born of a noble Welsh family, he is violently torn from his home by Irish raiders at age sixteen and sold as a slave to a brutal wilderness king. Rescued by the king's druids from almost certain death, he learns the arts of healing and song, and the mystical ways of a secretive order whose teachings tantalize with hints at a deeper wisdom. Yet young Succat Morgannwg cannot rest until he sheds the strangling yoke of slavery and returns to his homeland across the sea. He pursues his dream of freedom through horrific war and shattering tragedy'through great love and greater loss'from a dying, decimated Wales to the bloody battlefields of Gaul to the fading majesty of Rome. And in the twilight of a once-supreme empire, he is transformed yet again by divine hand and a passionate vision of "truth against the world," accepting the name that will one day become legendireland - historical fiction, christain saints - fiction

Index, bib, p.310.non-fictionA study of Ireland's patron saint reveals a slave turned missionary, a fervent pilgrim, and a revered religious teacher, recreating the life of a spiritual leader who both embodied and rose above the conflicts of his time.christain saints, spirituality

Bib, notes, p.561.non-fictionAn anthology of modern Irish fiction, edited and introduced by Dermot Bolger.irish fiction, ireland - social life and customs - fiction

Bib, notes, p.127.fictionWith her satire on Anglo-Irish landlords in Castle Rackrent (1800), Maria Edgeworth pioneered the regional novel and inspired Sir Walter Scott's Waverley (1814). Politically risky, stylistically innovative, and wonderfully entertaining, the novel changes the focus of conflict in Ireland from religion to class, and boldly predicts the rise of the Irish Catholic bourgeoisie. 3. ireland - social life and customs., irish fiction

Notes, ill, p.253.non-fictionThomas Kinsella's translation of medieval manuscripts.irish myths, irish customs

Ill, plates, p.160.non-fictionCollection of 50 Irish family names, their genealogy and social history.irish geneology, ireland - social life and customs

Index, bib. p.134.non-fictionStudy of the origins, development and continuing development of the native Christian faith of the British Isles.saints and scholars., christain faith

Index, ill, p.212.non-fictionA blend of mythology, psychology and shamanism to reveal the beauty of the Celtic tradition for women today.ireland - religion - fiction, woman's mysteries.

Index, plates. p. 419non-fictionA biography of an Irish patriotroger casement. home rule politics

Index, plates, p.419.non-fictionBiography of an Irish patriotroger casement, home rule - ireland

Bib, map, p.304.non-fictionA collection of more than 4000 Irish family names and their county association.geneology - irish, local history - ireland

Index, ill, p.246.non-fictionA scholarly study of a period that is central to our past and heritage. Cahill captures the unique sensibility of the unsung Irish who relaunched civilizationireland - history, western civilization - history

Index, ill, p.192.non-fictionThe homes of Irish writers is an evocative record of the links between Irelands' best known writers and the surroundings in which they lived.irish writers - biography, literature - ireland

Index, ill., p.197.non-fictionA book of recipes which feature foods that Australians eat. The author, a well known Australian novelist, collaborated with her long time friend to produce this book.recipes - australian, cookery - australia

Index, bib, p.298.non-fictionPart 1 of a 3-part series, the Green Flag, which traces the rise of Irish Nationalism. The focus of this volume, Strongbow - the Great Famine, charts the development of the Irish nationalist impulse.ireland - politics and government, ireland - history - 19th century

Index, bib, p.123.non-fictionThe author has traced the origins and development of Scottish country dancing from the ritual of medieval days through the French influence of Mary Queen of Scots and the elegant assemblies of 18th century Edinburgh to the highly respected conservation work of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society.scotland - country dancing, scotland - history

Index, ill, p.338.non-fictionA history of literature in the Irish language from the 5th century to the 20th century.irish literature - history and criticism, ireland - literary tradition.

Index, ill, p 282.non-fictionA biography of an Irish Archbishop of Melbourne. The main emphasis being his life of nearly 50 years in Melbourne guiding or controlling the Catholic church.bishops- australia - history, catholic church - australia

Index, ill, p.227.non-fictionAn anthology of Irish verse and prose chosen by Irish novelist, Molly Keane.english literature - irish authors, ireland - poetry.

ill, maps, p.145. non-fictionHow to trace your ancestors and relatives in Ireland.ireland - geneology, family history - ireland

Ill., plates, p.183.non-fictionThe second volume of the earliest photographs of County Wexford.county wexford 1924-1994 - social life and customs, wexford - ireland

Index, ill., p.223.non-fictionThis book was based upon the travels and observations of Richard Lovett. The reader can accompany him on a tour of the length and breadth of Hibernia.ireland - history, ireland - travel

Index, bib., p.218.non-fictionLetters ranging from those of convicts writing to their wives in the 1820s, through accounts of the voyage out and pioneering life in mid-century, through love letters, to short stories and failure to master the land, to the remarkable family saga (1883-1929) which ends the book. irish - australia - correspondence., australia- minorities- history.

ill, plates, p.64.non-fictionA portrayal of life in the Home Front during World War 11.australia - social life and customs, australia - history 1939-1945

Plates, ill, p.119.non-fictionThis book provides a brief outline of Parliamentary procedure and brief biographies of Australian Prime Ministers elected from 1901 - 1983.prime ministers - australia - biography, australia - politics and government

Plates, ill, p.175.non-fictionThe photographs in this book come from the archives of the John Fairfax newspaper organisation and the State Library of N.S.W. They form a unique collection of the work of pioneer press photographers and amateur photographers of the time.australia - history, australia - photographic essays

Index, bib, p.218.non-fictionA humorous, maverick account of Australia from WW2 to the 1990s. (Kokoda to Keating).australia - politics and government, australia - history